November 24

• Kenya: Regional Leaders Vow to Combat Threats to Security

  Ethiopia and Kenya on Wednesday renewed their commitment to work jointly to tackle the security challenges facing the unstable Horn of Africa region, when Ethiopian Prime Minister,... Read more »

November 11

• Kenya: Country to Legalize Polygamy but Ban Bride-Price Payments

  Kenya's cabinet has passed a bill allowing polygamous marriages, while banning the payment of bride-price for marriages. The law, when finally enacted by the parliament, will also... Read more »

October 30

• Kenya: Kenya PM Urges Eritrea to Back Regional Peace

  Kenyan president, Mwai Kibaki, on Monday urged Eritrea to support regional peace initiatives before it re-joins the regional grouping of Horn and East African nations, the... Read more »

October 24

• South Sudan: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Visits Kenya, South Sudan

  The US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugee and Migration will effective Wednesday begin a one-week tour of Kenya and South Sudan, involving visiting various... Read more »

October 22

• South Sudan: South Sudan Announces Plan to Build Highway Connecting to Kenya

  South Sudan's minister of Roads and Bridges, Gier Chuang Aluong, has announced the government's plan to connect South Sudan and the neighbouring Kenya with a highway in order to... Read more »

August 22

• South Sudan: South Sudan's Paulino Matip Dies in Nairobi After Long Illness

  General Paulino Matip, deputy commander in chief of the South Sudanese army (SPLA) and political leader died in Nairobi after a long battle with illness, his son told Sudan... Read more »

August 15

• Sudan: Ethiopia and Kenya Agree to Boost Border Security

  Ethiopia and Kenyan officials have agreed to improve border security and curb tribal clashes along their common boundaries. Read more »

August 2

• Ethiopia: Govt Probes Ethnic Clashes

  The Ethiopian government has dispatched an investigative team to probe the latest deadly tribal fighting in South Ethiopia near the border with Kenya. Read more »

August 1

• Ethiopia: Thousands Flee to Kenya After Deadly Clashes

  Ethnic clashes in a remote part of southern Ethiopia, near the border with Kenya, have reportedly killed at least 18 people and injured 12. Read more »

July 19

• South Sudan: Kenyan Bank Targets South Sudanese Diaspora

  In a bid to promote international banking, KCB Bank South Sudan has officially launched Diaspora banking, an initiative targeting South Sudanese nationals currently living outside... Read more »

July 16

• East Africa: World Bank Approves Funds for Ethiopia-Kenya Power Project

  The World Bank on Thursday approved $ 684 million loan grant for the Eastern Electricity Highway Project, which will connect Ethiopia's electrical grid with Kenya's allowing power... Read more »

June 11

• South Sudan: Support Country's Tourism Sector, Minister Tells Kenyan Bank

  A minister in South Sudan's government on Wednesday urged the Kenyan Commercial Bank (KCB) to support the country's in developing the tourism industry as part of the approach to... Read more »

June 7

• South Sudan: Kenyan Bank Donates to Juba Military Hospital

  The Kenyan Commercial Bank (KCB) on Wednesday unveiled a SSP 200,000 ($40,000) cheque in support of the dilapidated Juba military hospital, as part of the institution's corporate... Read more »

May 18

• South Sudan: Country Investigates Killing of Kenyan National

  South Sudan said on Thursday it has formed a fact-finding committee to establish the "actual cause" of the deadly shooting of a Kenyan national on 14 May in the country's capital,... Read more »

April 30

• Sudan: UN to Open New Camp in Kenya for Refugees From Nations

  A new United Nations (UN) refugee camp will be opened in northern Kenya to cope with increased influx of Sudanese and South Sudanese fleeing violence between their countries,... Read more »

March 3

• Kenya: Project Gives Ethiopia, South Sudan Maritime Access

  Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and South Sudan's President Salva Kiir witnessed Friday the launch of Lamu project which will give the two... Read more »

February 21

• South Sudan: Nation Seeks Kenyan Mediation in Abyei

  The government of South Sudan is trying to convince Kenya to mediate between Khartoum and Juba regarding the disputed region of Abyei and conflicts in Sudan's border regions of... Read more »

• South Sudan: Govt Probes Killing of Kenyan Workers in Eastern Equatoria

  South Sudan on Monday said it has formed a committee to investigate claims that three Kenyan's have been killed and three others injured in an attack on Friday 17 February... Read more »

• South Sudan: Ethiopia, Kenya and Country to Jointly Fund New Oil Pipeline

  The cost of a massive a transportation corridor project aimed to link Kenya to South Sudan and Ethiopia will be shared among the three east African countries, according to a... Read more »

February 10

• South Sudan: Govt Explores Pipeline Route Through Ethiopia and Djibouti

  South Sudan on Thursday said it has started talks with the Djibouti government to build an alternative oil pipeline through Ethiopia and Djibouti; weeks after the cabinet of the... Read more »

January 26

• Sudan: Kenyan Judge Formally Issues Provisional Arrest Warrant for President Al-Bashir

  A Kenyan judge on Monday formally issued a provisional arrest warrant for the Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir in line with a ruling he made late last year saying that... Read more »

January 25

• South Sudan: Country and Kenya Sign Memorandum On Construction of Oil Pipeline

  South Sudan and Kenya have signed a memorandum of understanding on the building of a oil pipeline from South Sudan to the Kenyan port of Lamu. Read more »

January 20

• East Africa: Kenya Says Bashir and Kiir Agree to Hold Summit in Ethiopia

  The Kenyan foreign minister Moses Wetangula revealed that Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir expressed readiness to meet with South Sudan leader Salva Kiir on the sidelines... Read more »

• South Sudan: Country Rebuffs Proposed Meeting Between Kiir, Bashir

  South Sudan has reacted negatively to a proposal by Kenya to organize a meeting between its president, Salva Kiir Mayardit, and Sudan's President Omer Al-Bashir, in contrast with... Read more »

January 13

• Sudan: Country Softens Its Stance On Kenya's Warrant Row

  The Sudanese ambassador to Kenya Kamal Ismail Saeed announced today that a ruling made by a judge in Nairobi last year ordering the arrest of President Omer Hassan al-Bashir will... Read more »